Sale 1305 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 13-14 December, 2023
Category — 1908-09 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 348-370)
1c Green, Coil (348). Guide line pair, original gum, rich color, fresh and Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Coil (348). Guide line pair, rich color, well-centered, lightly cancelled, Very Fine and choice, a scarce used guide line pair, with 2006 P.F. and 2019 P.S.E. (VF-XF 85) certificates, this is the second highest grade awarded (highest is 95)
1c Green, Coil (352). Mint N.H. pair with 2mm spacing, rich color, well-centered, Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Coil (352). Pair with 3mm spacing, rich color, neat East Akron O. machine cancel, Very Fine, scarce in used condition, with 2002 and 2014 P.F. certificates
1c Green, 2c Carmine, Bluish (357-358). 1c barely hinged, choice centering, Extremely Fine, 2c small h.r., rich color, Very Fine
3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Original gum, dark color on blued paper, fresh and Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Original gum, deep rich color on blued paper, attractive margins wide at bottom and balanced other three sides
very FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT WASHINGTON ON BLUISH PAPER.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General's report states that 4,400 (eleven sheets) of the 4c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors' hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
Two backstamps including Economist Stamp Co.
4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Original gum, h.r., rich color and characteristic intense watermark on deeply blued paper
FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT WASHINGTON ON BLUISH PAPER.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General's report states that 4,400 (eleven sheets) of the 4c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors' hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
5c Blue, Bluish (361). Original gum, characteristic intense watermark and rich color, attractive centering and margins
VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER — THE RAREST OF THE REGULARLY ISSUED BLUISH PAPER STAMPS.
With 2023 P.F. certificate.
6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). Original gum, brilliant color on deeply blued paper, possibly reperfed at left, appears Very Fine
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Slightly disturbed original gum, rich color on deeply blued paper, attractive centering and margins, light vertical crease at bottom
very fine appearing ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT BLUISH PAPER.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General’s report states that 4,000 (ten sheets) of the 8c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors’ hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Original gum, intense shade on blued paper with characteristic intense watermark, centered to bottom right
fresh and fine ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT BLUISH PAPER.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General’s report states that 4,000 (ten sheets) of the 8c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors’ hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Original gum, h.r., fresh color on deeply blued paper, characteristic intense watermark, centered to bottom
fine ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT BLUISH PAPER.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General’s report states that 4,000 (ten sheets) of the 8c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors’ hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Disturbed original gum, bright color on blued paper with intense watermark, choice centering, slightly toned, otherwise Very Fine, Stanley Gibbons N.Y. blue backstamp
13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Original gum, strong color on blued paper, well-centered with balanced margins, Very Fine and choice
15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Slightly disturbed original gum, pastel color, well-centered, Very Fine
15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Original gum, lightly hinged, reperfed on probably two sides (we believe top and left), otherwise Fine
2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon (370). Brilliant color on bright paper, choice centering with unusually wide margins, unobtrusive cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Gorham, with 2011 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98), only one grades higher (at 98J)
2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon (370). Wavy-line machine cancel, particularly wide margins and essentially perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.S.A.G. certificate (98J)